The seventeenth year of Zhenguan was an eventful autumn. Li Shimin was first upset by the rebellion of the crown prince Li Chengqian, and then because of the heir issue, he and his brother-in-law, eldest grandson Wuji, launched a tug-of-war.
Li Shimin's preferred candidate for crown prince was Li Tai the Prince of Wei, but the eldest grandson Wuji stood firmly behind Li Zhi.
Li Shimin: "Qingque (Li Tai's nickname) is the second eldest, and after the crown prince is deposed, according to the principle of establishing a concubine and standing long, he should be the crown prince." ”
The eldest grandson was unscrupulous: "The King of Jin is kind and generous, and can ensure the safety of his brothers." ”
Li Shimin: "The Green Sparrow has a good mind and good learning." ”
Li Shimin: "..."
One day, Li Shimin found that Li Zhi was sullen and unhappy, with a nervous look.
Li Shimin loved his son and touched his son's head and said, "Childish slave, tell Yeye (the Tang Dynasty people called daddy) why are you not happy?" ”
Li Zhi shook his head and refused to say anything.
Li Shimin repeatedly pressed the question, and Li Zhicai told his father with tears that the second brother Li Tai was afraid that he would fight for the crown prince and threatened him to come.
When the former crown prince Li Chengqian plotted a rebellion, there was also an accomplice of Li Yuanchang, the King of Han. Li Yuanchang and Li Zhi have a good relationship and often interact with each other. Li Tai made a big fuss about this matter, and the subtext was probably that you wiped your ass clean first and then competed with me for the throne.
Seeing Li Zhi's aggrieved little appearance, Li Shimin remembered that Li Tai had mentioned in front of him that if he became emperor in the future, he would kill his son and let Li Zhi, the King of Jin, inherit his throne.
At that time, Li Shimin was still quite moved. He launched the Xuanwumen Mutiny and stepped on the corpse of his brother and brother to ascend to the throne. Because he didn't get off to a good start, he was particularly worried that his sons would repeat the same mistakes.
However, after being reminded by the eldest grandson Wuji and Chu Suiliang, Li Shimin also figured out that something was wrong. This father-son relationship is certainly better than brotherhood, and if this boy can even kill his own son, he will definitely use a knife against his brother.
At this time, the deposed prince Li Chengqian also assumed the role of Li Zhishen's assistant, and he told his father that the reason for the rebellion was completely forced by Li Tai.
Li Shimin looked at Li Zhi, who was lying on his knee and weeping, and immediately decided to make Rig0 your son the prince.
Li Zhi won the crown prince by relying on this first cry, and took a step towards the throne, when he was only 16 years old.
When Li Zhi was 22 years old, Li Shimin died and he succeeded him as emperor. Not long after, Princess Gaoyang ran to him and cried, saying that she had been left behind by the Great Uncle Fang.
Princess Gaoyang's resentment towards Fang Zhizhi was not a day or two. At first, Tang Taizong wanted to form a family with Fang Xuanling and fell in love with Fang Zhizhi, but as a result, he was strongly opposed by Fang Zhizhi, and there was no way to marry Princess Gaoyang to the second fang' widow.
After Fang Xuanling's death, Fang Yizhi inherited the title, Princess Gaoyang stopped doing it, she instigated Fang Yi'ai to compete for the title, and she became a heavenly Li Shimin who cried and made trouble.
This Princess Gaoyang was a spoiled child, and later annoyed her father Li Shimin and killed her lover to warn her.
As a result, after Li Zhi became emperor, Princess Gaoyang found that Li Zhi was better at talking, and this stupid woman's abacus clanged, thinking that after ruining Fang Zhizhi's reputation, she could let Fang Zhi'ai inherit the title.
As a result, the eldest grandson Smelled the delicious smell of this case, and Sheng Sheng investigated the ordinary indecent rig1 case into a conspiracy case, taking the opportunity to sweep away all political enemies, and Fang Wei'ai and the low-IQ Princess Gaoyang were all forced to commit suicide.
Eldest Sun Wuji's ultimate goal was only one: to drag Li Ke, the King of Wu, into the water.
Eldest Sun Wuji and Li Ke did not look at each other well for a long time.
Shortly after Li Zhi became crown prince, Li Shimin consulted with his eldest son Wuji and wanted to make Li Ke crown prince. The reason is that Li Zhi is too weak to take on the responsibility of governing the country, and Li Ke is very similar to himself in both personality and ability.
The eldest son, Wu Ji, expressed explicit opposition to Li Shimin's opinion, on the grounds that Li Zhi was benevolent and that the state could not change the crown prince frequently. Later, this matter was known to Li Ke, and it is conceivable that he hated the eldest grandson in his heart.
After Li Zhi became emperor, he appointed Li Ke as Sikong, one of the three dukes, and Li Ke sat on an equal footing with the eldest grandson Wujie, which naturally made the eldest grandson Jealousy even more jealous. Through the case provoked by Princess Gaoyang this time, the eldest grandson Wuji instructed Fang Wei'ai to frame Li Ke and demand that Li Ke be beheaded.
Li Zhi disagreed with the final outcome of the case, and he pleaded with the ministers in tears in the court, asking for his brother's life.
As a result, the eldest grandson did not say a word, and the entire court was also quiet. In the end, The Soldier Shangshu Cui Dunli stood up and loudly refused the emperor's request, and the king of a country was humiliated by his courtiers to this point, which was also quite faceless.
Later historians have been controversial about this incident. Some people think that Li Zhi's crying is of a performative nature, he and the eldest grandson Wuji sang a white face, one sang a red face, and co-performed a "beheading brother"; some people think that Li Zhi is a true expression of true feelings, and he really wants to leave his brother's life.
I personally prefer the first opinion, Li Zhi is quite mature in politics, he knows very well in his heart that the Fang Yi'ai conspiracy case is completely fictitious, and he has expanded this case to the whole country, presumably with his acquiescence.
In any case, Li Zhi's second cry was that the biggest contender for his throne was gone, except for the eldest grandson Wuji, he was the biggest beneficiary of this conspiracy case.
Next was the battle between Li Zhi and his uncle Changsun Wuji.
For a long time in Li Zhi's reign, the government was controlled by the eldest son Wujie, and he could not be the master of many things, similar to a shadow emperor. The eldest grandson unscrupulously packed up the ministers and obeyed them, and the officials dared to refute the emperor but did not dare to confront the eldest grandson.
In order to make Wu Zetian empress, Li Zhi made a special trip to the door to give gifts to the eldest son Wuji, and the eldest grandson Wujie generously accepted the gift, Li Zhiyi asked the eldest son Wuji wu zetian as an empress, and the eldest grandson Wuji suffered from intermittent deafness at this time, pretending not to hear the emperor's words clearly, taking care of him.
In fact, the practice of the eldest son is excessive, if you do not agree to say it directly, the gift of receiving others is not done, is this not equivalent to "snapping" to punch the emperor in the face? Li Zhi just looked weak, but in fact he was a hidden king, and he was going to attack the eldest grandson Wujie.
At the critical moment, Li Zhi received the support of Li Ji, who said lightly, "Why should you ask outsiders about this family affair of Your Majesty?" "Gave Li Zhi a reassuring pill." Li Ji represents the strength of the military, as long as the army is stable, Li Zhi can completely carry out a direct power PK with the eldest son Wuji.
The emperor's desire to clean up the eldest grandson's unscrupulous thoughts were learned by the courtiers who had a keen sense of smell. The chancellor Xu Jingzong falsely accused Changsun Wuji of trying to rebel, and the method was exactly the same as when The eldest Sun Wuji falsely accused Fang Yi'ai of rebellion.
Xu Jingzong reported the case to Li Zhi, and Li Zhi cried when he heard it. With tears in his eyes, he said, "It's really unfortunate at home, why do so many relatives have two hearts?" First Fang Yi Ai and Princess Gaoyang, and now my uncle rig2 has this, which makes me ashamed! ”
Li Zhi cried and said this passage, on the surface, it seemed to be complaining, but in fact, it was a confirmation of the crime of conspiracy and rebellion of the eldest son. Xu Jingzong only proposed that the eldest son Wuji tried to plot rebellion, and when he came to Li Zhi, he directly said that he was "unfortunate at home", which actually implied that Xu Jingzong characterized the case according to the conspiracy case.
Xu Jingzong, a sperm, immediately understood the emperor's intentions, worked overtime to collect evidence, and finally the eldest son Wuji was demoted and forced to commit suicide three months later.
Li Zhi's third crying wiped out the powerful eldest grandson Wujie and firmly grasped the imperial power in his hands.
I have to say that he was a fairly mature politician, but unfortunately, the light was later covered by Wu Zetian.